French People and Skin Diseases: Results of a Survey Using a Representative Sample

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1614-1619

  Wolkenstein, Pierre ^a   Grob, Jean Jacques ^b   Bastuji Garin, Sylvie ^a   Ruszczynski, Stéphane ^c   Roujeau, Jean Claude ^a   Revuz, Jean ^a   Corona, Rosamaria ^d  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^c Taylor Nelson Sofres Institute   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DRUG ERUPTION; DRY SKIN; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FRANCE; HAIR LOSS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEVUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; URTICARIA; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0345148693     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.139.12.1614     Document Type: Review

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